Policy Statement: Periodic evaluation of the library inventory shall be completed and a weeding out of materials based on de-selection criteria.

Guidelines and Procedures:

1. Physical condition – Items that are worn out, shabby, dirty, damaged, ragged binding, missing or torn pages, or of poor appearance, shall be weeded from the collection.
2. Subject matter – Information which is no longer accurate, themes and styles that are outdated, superseded editions, duplication in little-used areas, shall be weeded from the collection.
3. Age – Indexed periodicals shall be removed after 5 years, un-indexed periodicals removed after 1 year.
4. Lack of Use – any item not used within the preceding 3-year period shall be removed at the discretion of the Library Manager.
5. Items weeded according to guidelines 1-4 above may at the discretion of the Library Manager, be:
   1. exchanged or donated to another library
   2. given to any organization which sponsors paper drives
   3. given to schools for classroom use
   4. sold to the public
   5. destroyed
6. Items that will not be removed, are books that are out of print and still being used on a regular basis, and resources which would bias the representation of a controversial subject, if they were removed.
7. The library will not be guilty of lowering the standards of other public collections by giving away soiled, damaged, mediocre, or obsolete materials.